abhorrence

English

Etymology

abhor +‎ -ence

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /əbˈhɒɹ.n̩s/, /əbˈhɒɹ.n̩ts/
(US) IPA^(key): /əbˈhɔɹ.n̩s/, /əbˈhɔɹ.n̩ts/, /əbˈhɑɹ.n̩s/, /əbˈhɑɹ.n̩ts/
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Noun

abhorrence (countable and uncountable, plural abhorrences)

Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17^th century.][1]
- 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein‎:
  My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.
(obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II. [Late 17^th century.][1]
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. [Mid 18^th century.][1]

Related terms

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abhor
abhorred
abhorrency

abhorrent
abhorrently
abhorrer

abhorrible
abhorring

Translations

extreme aversion

Bulgarian: отвращение (bg) (otvraštenie)
Danish: afsky (da) c
Dutch: afkeer (nl) m, afschuw (nl) m, afgrijzen (nl) n
Esperanto: abomeno (eo), malamego
Finnish: inho (fi), kammo (fi)
French: aversion (fr) f, répulsion (fr) f, horreur (fr) m
Georgian: ზიზღი (zizɣi)

German: Abscheu (de) f, Ekel (de) m
Irish: fuath f
Portuguese: aversão (pt) f, horror (pt) m, repugnância (pt) f
Romanian: abhorare f, aversiune (ro) f, repugnanță (ro) f
Russian: отвраще́ние (ru) n (otvraščénije), омерзе́ние (ru) n (omerzénije)
Spanish: aborrecimiento (es) m, odio (es) m, repugnancia (es) f
Swedish: avsky (sv) c

loathsome person or thing

Dutch: gruwel (nl) m, afgrijselijke zaak m
Finnish: iljetys (fi)

German: Ekel (de) n

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

Ido: ^{(please verify)} abomino (io), ^{(please verify)} abomineso
Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} abhorrimento
Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} avsky (no) c, ^{(please verify)} vemmelse c

Romanian: ^{(please verify)} detestare (ro)
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} avsky (sv)
Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} sự ghê tởm, ^{(please verify)} điều ghê tởm, ^{(please verify)} cái bị ghét cay ghét đắng

References

“abhorrence” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

[SOED-1] “abhorrence” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.